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13th November 2009, 11:33

VoyTech

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Re: White stripes on Spitfire cowlings in 1942

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Originally Posted by vingtor

According to pilots/groundcrew of the North Weald Wing, they were.
Nils

IIRC they were not introduced prior to the operation (which should have been the case if they were intended for the operation). But there may have been some connection and certainly they were applied around the same time.

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